Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures

Name: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures at Richard's Disposal Inc.
Start: 11/20/2024

1 hospitalization · 20241110812 · 11/20/2024 · Richard's Disposal Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures

Cause

Event: Struck against stationary object n.e.c.
Source: Knives
Secondary source: Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name: Richard's Disposal Inc.
Location: 1 Dutchman Row, JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI, 39209
NAICS: 562111
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee had been driving a garbage truck on a route. As he got out of the truck, his little finger was cut by a knife that was in the driver's side door. The cut required surgery.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown